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With a focus on hormone health, gut health, and preventative health, Fortify Health Coaching provides personalized guidance and support to help you fortify your health. Through our blog episodes, we share valuable insights and practical tips to empower you on your wellness journey. Let's work together to create a balanced and vibrant life.
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Midlife Fatigue? How Could This Be Bile?
When we think of midlife fatigue, most people jump to hormones like cortisol, thyroid, or estrogen (specifically estradiol). But there’s...
Meredith Paci
May 34 min read
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Midlife Belly Fat: Real Talk — What Most People Get Wrong
Annoyed ---that’s probably the most accurate way to describe how many women feel when their body starts to change in midlife and nothing...
Meredith Paci
Apr 66 min read
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Holistic Remedies to Help with PMS
PMS (premenstrual syndrome) symptoms can be frustrating, disruptive, and, for many, debilitating. PMS can encompass a wide range of...
Meredith Paci
Mar 227 min read
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Perimenopause and Itchy Skin: What’s Happening and How to Manage It
Many women notice changes in their skin during perimenopause—dryness, irritation, and even sudden itchiness that wasn’t an issue before....
Meredith Paci
Mar 83 min read
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Birth Control: A Broader Dialogue Beyond Hormonal Options
When considering birth control, many people typically think of the daily oral pill or the intrauterine device (IUD). Although these...
Meredith Paci
Nov 30, 20247 min read
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Cholesterol: Friend or Foe? What you Need to Know!
Cholesterol is yet another misunderstood substance in health and nutrition. For years, it has been painted as the villain—solely...
Meredith Paci
Nov 16, 20245 min read
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Helping Your Clients Navigate Abnormal Bleeding: Causes, Tests, and How to Advocate for Their Health
As females, athletes, advocates, and educators, we’ve been in the trenches of navigating what should be a straightforward conversation...
Meredith Paci
Nov 2, 20246 min read
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Are you unintentionally sabotaging your bone health? Steps to turn things around.
1. Ignoring Hormonal Health: The First Big Mistake Hormones are deeply connected to bone health, but many women don’t realize it until...
Meredith Paci
Oct 19, 20245 min read
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Bone Health! What You Need to Know Before It’s Too Late ...
Last week, Sarah and I had a great conversation in our Facebook community ( JOIN US HERE ) about bone health. It's a topic we've touched...
Meredith Paci
Oct 6, 20248 min read
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Hypothyroidism and Its Impact During Perimenopause
The thyroid is a small, butterfly-shaped gland at the base of the neck that plays a significant role in regulating metabolism, energy...
Meredith Paci
Sep 21, 20244 min read
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Cycle Syncing Workouts: Evidence-Based or Overhyped?
Should you lower the intensity or skip the gym because your period is approaching or has just begun?
Sarah Bishop
Sep 14, 20246 min read
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PMS and the Luteal Phase: What's Really Going On?
If your PMS symptoms are severe, it’s worth taking a deeper look at your hormone health.
Meredith Paci
Sep 7, 20245 min read
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Missing Your Period? Understanding Functional Hypothalamic Amenorrhea in Active Women
Period missing for 3 months or longer? It may be Functional Hypothalamic Amenorrhea (FHA).
Sarah Bishop
Aug 30, 20244 min read
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Stay Strong or Get Strong: What You Need to Know About Sarcopenia Before It’s Too Late
Sarcopenia is not just a cosmetic issue; it’s a significant health concern that we should be working against TODAY.
Meredith Paci
Aug 10, 20244 min read
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UTI Season Alert! What You DON'T Know and Haven't Thought of But SHOULD About UTIs
Have you ever had a urine culture that wasn’t culturing the ‘right strain”? If you have ever had a GI Map you may or may not have seen...
Meredith Paci
Jun 1, 20248 min read
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Is Low Estrogen Impacting your Immune System and Digestive Health
Have you ever considered how your hormonal health could have effects on your immune system and digestive health? Whether or not you...
Meredith Paci
May 18, 20244 min read
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The difference between Bioidentical Progesterone and a Synthetic Progestin
Progestogens is defined as a type of medication or agent “ which produces effects similar to those of the natural female sex hormone...
Meredith Paci
May 5, 20245 min read
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The Interplay Between Sleep and Thyroid Physiology
Thyroid dysfunction can impair sleep quality and duration, further exacerbating metabolic and hormonal dysfunction and vice versa.
Meredith Paci
Apr 20, 20244 min read
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Exploring the Link Between Hypothyroidism and Female Reproductive Health
Hypothyroidism (underactive thyroid) or even subclinical hypothyroidism as well as hyperthyroidism (overactive thyroid) can disrupt the deli
Sarah Bishop
Apr 14, 20245 min read
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Sleep!Could poor sleep could be affecting your body composition? Where does hormonal health enter the conversation?
The vast majority of our clients have body composition goals. It is safe to say that we can all agree having solid weight training and...
Meredith Paci
Apr 7, 20245 min read
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